Presentation: Bill O'Reilly

Résumé du document

Bill O'Reilly was a correspondent for ABC from 1986 to 1989. He is known for being one of the first American journalists to cover the dismantling of the Berlin wall in 1989. He also had experience as a war journalist since he covered the wars in El Salvador and in the Falkland islands. This controversial public figure owes his success partly to his "in-your-face-style" that leaves no chance to his guests to let a question go unanswered.

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[...] b. By relying on their strong personality and avoiding any collusion with their guests Since some of you might have fallen asleep by know, I will try to wake you up by showing you two videos of Bill O'Reilly. The first one is an extract of the O'Reilly factor from a few years ago in which you will get to understand what the your face style” really is. [...]

[...] He eventually anchored his own program in 1980 on WCBS TV in New York where he won his second local Emmy for an investigation on corrupt city marshals. In 1982 he was promoted to the network as a CBS news correspondent, where as I said it before, he covered several conflict (Falklands, El Salvador) After these very enriching experiences, Bill O'Reilly joined ABC news where he would eventually start as senior correspondent and backup anchor for British TV host David Frost. He subsequently became the program anchor for Inside Edition, after David Frost retirement. [...]

[...] It's only in a second part that I will try to draw parallels between Michael Moore and Bill O'Reilly by analyzing their way to use the medias, to talk to their guests or the people they interview. And since I believe you can't get a clear view of who this journalist really is without watching his O'Reilly factor”, I will show you a few videos. A “straight to the issue” journalist a. Early life, education and broadcasting career Bill O'Reilly was born in New York and graduated from a catholic private high school in 1966. [...]

[...] He started his own show named at the time the O'Reilly report, which was soon to be renamed and moved to a new time slot. b. The “O'Reilly factor”: a different status Bill O'Reilly has been running this show for more than 12 years, a show which is gathering more than 3 million viewers, and so is his segment on the radio which uses the same method. The O'Reilly factor was rated the 11th most influential talk show hosts in America. Indeed it began very soon to trend torward opinion oriented prime time cable news programming. [...]

[...] Bill O'Reilly was a strong defender of the war in Iraq as I explained it before, and he contributed through his show to tarnishing the image of France in the US. But the bottom line of the spin zone” is to defend the layman that is hurt by companies laying off workers, or to show his audience the social reality in the US, just like Michael Moore. Although he doesn't shoot documentary films, O'Reilly rights books (Culture Warrior, The O'Reilly factor for kids) in which he clearly states his beliefs, just like Michael Moore in “Downsize this”. [...]